we know vice president biden was in south korea today. did his visit -- was he there, was there in any capacity to try to free newman? did he had have a role in freeing newman? >> he said he offered to give him a ride home hone air force two. but newman instead chose to direct the direct flight to san francisco and biden understood that. i should mention that both biden and newman's son, jeff newman talk about this other american in korea for more than a year, kenneth bayh and urge the north korean government to release him immediately. victor. >> athena jones at the white house. thank you. >>> a blockbuster jobs report sent the mark soaring. the dow shot up 200 points after the jobs report shows the unemployment rate hit its lowest in months. in good paying jobs, like health care sector and construction. also a bump in retail. hiring which we would expect this time of year, holiday season, employees coming on board for some of that seasonal work. >>> this weekend, paying tribute to nelson mandela, the songs and dances and flowers. south